1881.

A fatal collision occurred early on the morning of November 12, this year, about 12 miles off Dunkirk. The new iron steambarge Brunswick with coal, Buffalo to Duluth, ran into the schooner Carlingford, loaded with wheat, Duluth to Buffalo. The Carlingford was struck on the port side just opposite the foremast, and sank head foremost in about 20 minutes. One of its crew, having run back just as the vessel sank, was lost. The others escaped in the boats. The Brunswick burst in her bows, broke in tow and went down about eight miles off Dunkirk. The crew of 15 took to the two boats, but one capsized and three of its occupants were lost. The Carlingford was built at Port Huron in 1869. The Brunswick was only a few months old; she was valued at $150,000, was 1,100 tons and had been built by the Detroit Dry Dock Co.

Other Events of 1881. - June: The St. Albans sunk on Lake Michigan off Milwaukee. April: Steamer Desoronto sunk near Chicago. Steambarge Hilton water- logged off Point au Sable. Schooner A. F. Gay sunk at Ottawa Point. Schooner May Richards sunk at Lime Kiln Crossing. Scow Kittie sunk at Cleveland. May: Barge Tecumseh sunk near Port Huron, Scow Mollie sunk at Sarnia. June: Schooner Sunnyside, sunk at Port Huron last fall, raised and towed to Cleveland. July: propeller Oceanica launched at Bay City; cost complete $110,000; larger than any boat previously built on the Saginaw river. Steambarge B. T. Burroughs burned near Chicago. July: City of Winnipeg burned at Duluth. August: Schooner Monsoon sunk at Chicago. Tug A. B. Ward exploded at Chicago. September: Towbarge Northern Light abandoned at Harrisville. Steamer Westover sunk at Au Gres river. Steamer Columbia foundered on Lake Michigan. Schooner Victor sunk in Detroit river by collision with steambarge Macy. Schooner Minnie Blakely sunk near Point Ann. Schooner M.L. Canfield foundered off Barr Point. Tug Martin Swain sunk in Detroit river by collision with the J. Gould. Tug Jerome sunk near Baby's Point. Schooner Thomas Kingsford sunk at Wellington, Ont. Schooner Ontario sunk off Port Porter. Schooner Regina foundered off Cove island. Schooner C.K. Nims sunk off Barr Point. Wreck of schooner Sweetheart sold to Capt. O. Hill. October: Propeller Clarion sunk at Lime Kilns. Schooner Erie Queen sunk at Oswego. Tug Minnie Morton sunk at Bois Blanc island. Tug Toronto Belle sunk at Toronto. Schooner Jennie Bell capsized and sunk near Chamber's island. November: Schooner A. Plugger ashore and sunk near South Haven. Steamer Brunswick collides with schooner Carlingford near Dunkirk and both sunk; seven lives lost. Schooner E.P. Boyce waterlogged at Kenosha Point. Schooner Comanche sunk in Welland canal. Schooner H.A. Lamars capsized off Fairport. Schooner Wm. B. Ogden sunk at Oscoda. Propeller Middlesex burned at Piquamery Point. Barge Cyclone sunk at Tonawanda. Barge H.M. Baker waterlogged at Cleveland. Barge Joseph waterlogged on Lake Erie. Schooner G.D. Norris waterlogged at Beaver Harbor. Steamer Northern Queen wrecked at the mouth of Manistique river. Propeller Lake Erie sunk by collision with propeller Northern Queen off Poverty island. December: Schooner De Dondres sunk Omena.

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Some of the transcription work was also done by Brendon Baillod, who maintains an excellent guide to Great Lakes Shipwreck Research.